GVI Costa Rica Coastal Rainforest Programmes

Facts and Figures Quepos Community Project

Ongoing education support to over 330 primary school students within 2 local schools (2011-2012)
227,400 hours of Primary School students hours taught (2011-2012)
Over 1700 hours of English classes taught to adults and secondary school students (2011-2012)
Volunteer led English lessons with the 5 best students in each grade within the structure of El Cocal Primary School and Maria Luisa Primary School in Boca Vieja.
Extracurricular initiatives including, beach cleans, summer school activities, field trips, sporting events and environmental education workshops.
Estimated figures for 2011-2012 # of calories burned jump roping:320,572, # of water balloons thrown:879, # of faces painted:240, # of piñatas filled with candy:18

Facts and Figures Jalova Expedition

Largest consistent workforce in our conservation area, conducting more research and community initiatives than any other organization working locally.
Over 3300 beach miles walked between 2006-2012 monitoring and protecting 4 species of endangered and critically endangered sea turtles. Green turtles, Chelonia mydas (endangered), Leatherback, Dermochelys coriacea (critically endangered), Hawksbill, Eritomochelys imbricata (critically endangered) and Loggerhead, Caretta caretta (endangered) turtles.
An average of 1300 hours of night walks yearly during turtle season (March-October).
Over 3000 turtle nests monitored and over 300 nests excavated (2010-2012).
Data collected on 1339 Jaguar predated Marine Turtles. Over 12 jaguars identified as sharing hunting ground on Tortuguero beach between mile 18 and mile 10 (2006-2012)
In 2012 GVI Jalova partnered with Panthera the world’s leading wild cat conservation organization.
Over 430 individual species identified, the largest group being birds at 304 species, Reptiles 62, Mammals 34 and Amphibia at 31.
6 beach cleans conducted between 2010-2012 removing over 250kg of trash.
Ongoing environmental education workshops in the local town of Parismina and with Tortuguero National Park rangers.

Wednesday, December 16, 2009

Make sure you're up to date

Tuesday, December 15, 2009

Quarterly Newletter for your GVI Costa Rica fix

Friday, December 11, 2009

End of phase and end of an era...

Wednesday, December 2, 2009

GVI Costa Rica invited to join WWF "ACT" initiative on Climate Change

Thursday, November 26, 2009

Jag walk

Monday, November 23, 2009

Around base

Sunday, November 22, 2009

That's why they call it the Rainforest!

Friday, November 20, 2009

Birds, Sea Turtles, Human Impacts, Incidentals, Jaguars...Yahtzee!

Monday, November 16, 2009

Denver: The Mile High City

Sunday, November 15, 2009

Defenders of Wildlife Carnivores Conference

Friday, November 13, 2009

Tree frog sighting!

Monday, November 9, 2009

Late comer to Turtle Beach Lodge

Saturday, November 7, 2009

Jaguars 0 - 12 Coatis

Thursday, November 5, 2009

Digging deep

Monday, November 2, 2009

Is it an agouti? Is it a tapir? No, it's a JAGUAR!

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